Heidenau in the spotlight as Stolpersteine debates spark fallout; local council halts memorial stones for Nazi victims, prompting questions about memory and accountability.
Heidenau’s town council has halted new Stolpersteine plaques, shifting memorials to a cemetery site amid pressure from AfD and CDU allies. The move has drawn international criticism and intensifies debates over how Germany remembers Holocaust victims. The decision comes as AfD gains polling momentum and mainstream parties wrestle with their approach to remembrance in the east.